Shadow and Light

Shadow and Light

@shadowandlight.bsky.social

🌗 Exploring the spaces between shadow and light ✨ Sharing truths, embracing contrasts, and navigating the beauty and chaos of life. 🖤 A voice for resilience, vulnerability, and transformation. 🌱 Here to inspire, reflect, and connect.

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Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

Erasing history is not patriotism. When leaders demand museums whitewash slavery and injustice, they are not protecting America—they are rewriting it. A nation that hides its scars loses its truth. And when truth is gone, democracy follows. Stand up. Speak out. Defend history before it disappears.

Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

Is this still a thing??

Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Do you have access to the EPSTEIN Files? Want to be inducted into the Whistleblower's Hall of Fame, be glorified in history as the Savior of Democracy & have an annual holiday named in your honor? All of this can be yours if you simply: #LeakTheEPSTEIN-Files!* *victim's names redacted, of course

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Dean Obeidallah
@deanobeidallah.bsky.social

Last night Trump claimed all of Iran's nuclear capabilities were destroyed. BUT Vance says no. WSJ reports: "J.D. Vance signaled Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium is still intact and in Iranian control, a potentially significant problem for closing off Iran's future path to a bomb."

Shadow and Light
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Trump’s poll numbers are tanking. His bill is failing. His birthday parade flopped, overshadowed by 5 million No Kings protestors. Now he’s bombing Iran. Ask: Why now? Who benefits? What’s the endgame? War isn’t strength, it’s desperation wrapped in a flag. 🌓☀️

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Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

Trump’s poll numbers are tanking. His bill is failing. His birthday parade flopped, overshadowed by 5 million No Kings protestors. Now he’s bombing Iran. Ask: Why now? Who benefits? What’s the endgame? War isn’t strength, it’s desperation wrapped in a flag. 🌓☀️

JJ in DC@jjindc.bsky.social

Guys, Iran is going to do this – because that was always part of their plan – and then the real war will start. Your groceries will not be getting cheaper. www.cbsnews.com/news/strait-...

cbsnews.comStrait of Hormuz could be vulnerable to Iran retaliation. Here's what to know about the vital oil trade route.As U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities drive fears of retaliation, it remains to be seen whether Iran will try to block oil trade via the Strait of Hormuz.
Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

Trump’s poll numbers are tanking. His bill is failing. His birthday parade flopped, overshadowed by 5 million No Kings protestors. Now he’s bombing Iran. Ask: Why now? Who benefits? What’s the endgame? War isn’t strength, it’s desperation wrapped in a flag. 🌓☀️

The Borowitz Report@borowitzreport.bsky.social

Do yourself a favor and follow the BBC’s coverage of Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran. Unlike corporate media in the U.S., which are swallowing Trump & Co.’s lies whole, the BBC are assessing just how reckless and potentially catastrophic Trump’s call was.

Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

Trump’s poll numbers are tanking. His bill is failing. His birthday parade flopped, overshadowed by 5 million No Kings protestors. Now he’s bombing Iran. Ask: Why now? Who benefits? What’s the endgame? War isn’t strength, it’s desperation wrapped in a flag. 🌓☀️

Khashoggi's Ghost@urocklive1.bsky.social

"Iran’s top delegation is heading to Moscow. Oil prices are about to spike—and guess who benefits? Russia. More money for Putin’s war machine. Zelensky just dropped a bombshell: Putin isn’t stopping at Donbas. He has intelligence suggesting escalation into the Baltics, Poland, and beyond."

Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

Trump’s poll numbers are tanking. His bill is failing. His birthday parade flopped, overshadowed by 5 million No Kings protestors. Now he’s bombing Iran. Ask: Why now? Who benefits? What’s the endgame? War isn’t strength, it’s desperation wrapped in a flag. 🌓☀️ open.substack.com/pub/shadowan...

open.substack.com⚠️ Another War Built on a WhisperWhat if the intelligence is wrong…again?
Mother Jones@motherjones.com

The 1973 War Powers Act and the Constitution both give Congress—not the president—the power to declare war. Trump conveniently forgot that when he ordered strikes on Iran this weekend. Here's what to know, from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.comDemocrats in Congress decry Trump’s Iran strikes as unconstitutionalThe 1973 War Powers Act and the Constitution both give Congress—not the president—the power to declare war.
Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

Let’s not sugarcoat it: Trump sent troops into LA over the objections of its mayor and governor. This isn’t law enforcement—it’s a test run for martial control. If you’re still waiting for a clearer warning sign, you’ve already missed it. The blueprint is unfolding.

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Lavonne
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LA ICE Raids = Uprising 🧵 🧢 @lorennacleary.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/aust...

Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️@austinmermaid.bsky.social

⚠️Brutality & depravity- ICE raids were reported in multiple locations in LA (with the FBI’s help). This ICE/FBI driver didn’t stop for a protester who stepped in front of the car. They accelerated then drove around the injured person. They didn’t even stop & render aid! #StopICE #LA @abc7la IG

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Jennifer C
@thejenniwren.teamlh.social

How about some uplifting news? The LA community is rising up at this very moment and protesting en masse against the unconstitutional, inhumane, and Gestapo type raids today. This is how we fight back against fascism. We the people are more powerful than the despots.✊✊🏻✊🏾

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The Contrarian
@contrariannews.org

Trump has opportunistically bypassed CA Gov. Newsom’s authority by deploying the National Guard as protests in reaction to ICE raids in LA increased over the weekend @jenrubin.bsky.social and @klasfeldreports.com‬ will be live at 5pm to break it down‬

contrarian.substack.comThe Contrarian | Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen | SubstackUnflinching journalism in defense of democracy. Click to read The Contrarian, a Substack publication with hundreds of th
Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

Los Angeles. June 2025. They protested the abduction and deportation of neighbors, and ICE raids feeling like terrorism in the night. The response? Military force. This isn’t order. It’s intimidation. We don’t scare easy. We organize… We remember.

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Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

Los Angeles. June 2025. They protested the abduction and deportation of neighbors, and ICE raids feeling like terrorism in the night. The response? Military force. This isn’t order. It’s intimidation. We don’t scare easy. We organize… We remember.

Celeste Pewter@celestepewter.bsky.social

Fellow Californians, here's who to call after today's ICE raids in LA: 1. Call your MOC: (202) 224-3121 (switchboard) 2. Call your STATE assemblymembers/senators: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov 3. And call/email Newsom: www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

findyourrep.legislature.ca.govFind Your California RepresentativesUse your residential address to find your California State Senate and Assembly representatives.
Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

Los Angeles. June 2025. They protested the abduction and deportation of neighbors, and ICE raids feeling like terrorism in the night. The response? Military force. This isn’t order. It’s intimidation. We don’t scare easy. We organize… We remember.

Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

They call it the “Big Beautiful Bill”—but it’s a velvet-wrapped betrayal. Buried inside: deregulation, surveillance creep, corporate handouts & rights rolled back. This is not reform. It’s sabotage. Call. Email. Show up. Tell every rep: VOTE NO. We see the lie. We will not be silent 🌓✨

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Trump promised to bring down the cost of housing. But his "big beautiful bill" slashes billions in rental assistance, extends tax breaks for predatory landlords, and restricts state governments from cracking down on AI-powered rent-gouging. Another Trump lie.

Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

They call it the “Big Beautiful Bill”—but it’s a velvet-wrapped betrayal. Buried inside: deregulation, surveillance creep, corporate handouts & rights rolled back. This is not reform. It’s sabotage. Call. Email. Show up. Tell every rep: VOTE NO. We see the lie. We will not be silent 🌓✨

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social

As I've said this "big beautiful bill" is a massive transfer of wealth from poor to rich, young to old, and future to past wapo.st/43hNrpn

wapo.stOpinion | The pronatalist party escalates its war on childrenThe Republican Party’s Medicaid and SNAP cuts disproportionately hurt children and babies.
Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

They call it the “Big Beautiful Bill”—but it’s a velvet-wrapped betrayal. Buried inside: deregulation, surveillance creep, corporate handouts & rights rolled back. This is not reform. It’s sabotage. Call. Email. Show up. Tell every rep: VOTE NO. We see the lie. We will not be silent 🌓✨

Larry Tenney@larrytenney.bsky.social

Call your member of Congress (202) 224-3121 Tell them to 86 47's Big Beautiful Bill NOW! It benefits billionaires not working class Americans

Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

They call it the “Big Beautiful Bill”—but it’s a velvet-wrapped betrayal. Buried inside: deregulation, surveillance creep, corporate handouts & rights rolled back. This is not reform. It’s sabotage. Call. Email. Show up. Tell every rep: VOTE NO. We see the lie. We will not be silent 🌓✨

Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov

Taking health care and food away from the poorest Americans to give Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk another tax break. No wonder Republicans in Congress are voting on Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” in the dead of night when no one is watching them.

Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

They call it the “Big Beautiful Bill”—but it’s a velvet-wrapped betrayal. Buried inside: deregulation, surveillance creep, corporate handouts & rights rolled back. This is not reform. It’s sabotage. Call. Email. Show up. Tell every rep: VOTE NO. We see the lie. We will not be silent 🌓✨

Morgan J Freeman@mjfree.bsky.social

Beautiful????? That’s what Trump calls a bill that will strip healthcare from 75M Americans — including children, disabled & Veterans! His “Big Shitty Bill” hits the Rules Committee NOW!!! Call the Capitol Switchboard now (202) 224-1111 and tell your House reps that Americans Need Medicaid

Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

They call it the “Big Beautiful Bill”—but it’s a velvet-wrapped betrayal. Buried inside: deregulation, surveillance creep, corporate handouts & rights rolled back. This is not reform. It’s sabotage. Call. Email. Show up. Tell every rep: VOTE NO. We see the lie. We will not be silent 🌓✨

Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

The Supreme Court stopped a tyrant’s hand 7–2, they struck down the attempt to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport without due process. A relic of war, twisted into a weapon of fear. But today it failed. The law still breathes. The fight is still on. But for a moment democracy roared 🌓✨

open.substack.comA Crack of Light in the Shadow: Democracy Pushes BackWhen democracy feels like it’s gasping for air, a ruling like today’s becomes more than legal—it becomes a spark.
Shadow and Light
@shadowandlight.bsky.social

This can not stand! 🌓✨

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social

The Trump administration now says they are allowed to enter your home to look for migrants without a warrant. They claim their actions are unconstrained by the Fourth Amendment.

reason.comJustice Department memo claims Alien Enemies Act allows warrantless home searches and no judicial reviewThe memo says "Alien Enemies" aren't subject "to a judicial review of the removal in any court of the United States."